QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-11

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

4025

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Mathematical Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star of Bethlehem, Woodward Family Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

99 inches

How long is the quilt?

101 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Yellow; Green; Purple; Beige or Tan; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca.1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds

Medallion size:

67 x67

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Inner border of floral print, 3 1/4 inches wide. 9 3/4 inch border of pieced ninepatch diamonds with eight point star corner blocks. Outer border of 5 1/2 inch wide floral print.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

31 1/2, 34 1/2, 30

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

chevrons

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Chintz cut out appliques between points of the large star.

Quilt top made by:

Woodward, Frances Boltz

Where the quilt was made, county:

Jefferson County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2014 – Sept. 5. 2015

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

DAR Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Washington, DC

Quilt owner's state:

Washington D.C.

Quilt owner's country:

USA

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Boltz

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

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